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Moonbase Alpha Solo Guide

Moonbase Alpha Solo Guide
==GUIDE START==
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Revision: 7/16/2010
Welcome to the Moonbase Alpha Solo Guide.
==Table of Contents==
* What is Moonbase Alpha? (q1)
* What is a Solo Guide? (q2)
* How do I get Moonbase Alpha? (q3)
* I am having technical problems/I have a question not in this guide (q4)
* How to play solo (q5)
* Controls (q6)
* Simulation overview (q7)
* 25 minutes or less, or your oxygen is free (q8)
* Ganging up (q9)
* Legal (q10)
==What is Moonbase Alpha? (q1)==
A demonstration game, produced by Virtual Heroes under license from NASA. It
is intended as a precursor to a later MMO. As of this writing, it consists of
one mission on three difficulty levels, where you and up to 5 others take the
role of astronauts repairing the life support equipment on a moonbase (the
titular Moonbase Alpha) before it runs out of oxygen.
The game has no direct relation to the TV series of the same name.
==What is a Solo Guide? (q2)==
A guide to help you complete the game by yourself, an act known as "soloing".
While that is the primary purpose of this guide, notes are given for playing in
a team environment.
==How do I get Moonbase Alpha? (q3)==
It is being distributed for free on Steam. At this time, it is
only available for PCs.
1. If you do not already have Steam, go to http://store.steampowered.com/ and
select "Install Steam".
2. Once you have Steam, launch it, and then search on "Moonbase Alpha" within
Steam. You should be taken to a page with a link to download the game.
==I am having technical problems/I have a question not in this guide (q4)==
See the Moonbase Alpha forum, at
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=835
==How to play solo (q5)==
Once you have the game, launch it. Click on "Create". In the next screen,
make sure that "Play in offline mode" is checked. For your first game, you
probably also want to select "Play opening cinematic", "Freeplay Mode", and
"1-2 players". Then click on "Create".
If you've done all this, you will now be in a single player game, into which
no one else can intrude. You will also not be limited by the clock. While
there will be a timer, so you can see how well you are doing, you are free to
ignore it.
Later on, when you want your time to count, select "Competitive Mode".
(Although, if you really want to shoot for the top times on the leaderboard,
the only way to do that is with friends - so you can't play in offline mode.
In fact, that is one intended moral of this game: excellence requires teamwork.
This guide is about getting you as far as you can without that.)
By the way: the "3-4 players" and "5-6 players" maps are the same, just with
more equipment, and more damage. Also, there is a type of damage that does
not occur on the "1-2 players" map. Effectively, "1-2 players" is
"(Relatively) Easy", "3-4 players" is "Medium", and "5-6 players" is "Hard".
==Controls (q6)==
The game can be played with just the WASD keys, the space key, and the mouse.
The specifics of the controls change depending on whether you're moving your
astronaut, driving a robot, or driving the rover. See the in-game help for
details.
WASD: move forward/left/right/backward
Space: jump (astronaut only) or exit the map screen (useful for skipping the
forced briefing at the start - you can shave about 10 seconds off your time
by pressing space as soon as the map screen comes up, dumping you back to
your astronaut)
Left mouse button: interact with whatever you're pointing the mouse at
Right mouse button: drop whatever you're holding (astronaut or arm-bot only)
Enter: start typing chats to others in the game, or send what you've typed.
(Don't try this while welding unless you're a fast typist: you'll get
interrupted by the minigame.)
The fastest way to run is the "bunny hop", used by real astronauts. Start
walking in a certain direction, then jump, jump again as soon as you hit the
ground, and keep jumping. Of course, you can't turn in mid-jump.
One big interface challenge is aiming the mouse at the component you want to
work with. Once the game registers the aim, the component will be highlighted.
Click the mouse when the component is highlighted, and you will get a menu.
Move the mouse left or up (or, less commonly, another direction) until the
choice you want is highlighted, then click the left mouse button again.
Again: to interact with a component, the component must be highlighted, and
that requires aiming the cursor precisely at it. If it's not highlighted, the
game doesn't think you're aiming at it. (It gets easier to do this if you get
closer.)
If you're not aiming the cursor at anything, and you're driving a robot or the
rover, click the left mouse button to get the menu that lets you go back to
moving your astronaut.
While welding a component, you will get a series of minigames, which challenge
you to make a bypass. Click on one end of a red wire, then drag your mouse to
the other end. Complete a set of bypasses within the time limit to save time
on the repair. You will start off at difficulty 1, going up 1-2 difficulties
each time you successfully complete a bypass, and going down the same for
failing (welding outside the box, or not completing in time). Higher
difficulties tend to reward you with more time saved.
WARNING: once you click, you are committed to welding that wire, even if you
release your mouse button, so stay within the box until you've completed the
trace and the wire starts turning green. Don't be afraid of fast motions on
straight wires: if you complete the trace, the weld will usually cut off
automatically without overshooting - but make sure it's a straight trace, since
going off at an angle will take you out of the box.
When you are driving a robot or rover, you may sometimes get stuck at an
obstacle. For instance, a robot may have problems getting over a ramp. If
that happens, try using the forward/side or reverse/side keys together. For
instance, let's say you are driving a robot over a ramp, but run into one of
the connectors on the side of the ramp, like so:
.|...
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.../.
.#L..
.|...
Hold S and A briefly, until you get to this position:
.|...
.#...
...